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Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years for a doping offence. The French international was provisionally suspended in September 2023 after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone – a hormone that increases the endurance of athletes - in his system. The ruling means the 2018 World Cup winner will be unable to play until 2027, when he will be 34, with the ban backdated to the date of the failed test. In a statement, Pogba said he has “never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplements that violate anti-doping regulations” and the 30-year-old confirmed he will appeal the ban. Italian football journalist Mina Rzouki speaks to Sport Today’s Maz Farookhi about the reaction and whether the ban could mark the end of Pogba’s professional career? Photo: Paul Pogba of Juventus in action during the Serie A TIM match between Empoli FC and Juventus at Stadio Carlo Castellani on September 3, 2023 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
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